The Solo Collective
Whether you work for yourself, or by yourself, the Solo Collective is here to make things a little bit easier. Working alone can be hard, and comes with its own challenges. The Solo Collective is a podcast about dealing with those challenges: we want to make solo working better for everyone.Hosted by Rebecca Seal, the bestselling author of 'Solo - How to Work Alone and Not Lose Your Mind', the Solo Collective is a podcast series is designed to help solitary workers do so happily.Now on season three, Rebecca has spoken to experts and well-known solo workers from around the world, to find out how we can all thrive while working alone. Previous guests include Dr Laurie Santos (from Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast), Emma Gannon (host of Ctrl-Alt-Delete podcast), Henry Holland (Fashion Designer), Bruce Daisley (work expert and host of Eat Sleep Work Repeat), Shahroo Izadi (behaviour change expert and author of the Kindness Method), and Anna Sale (host of the award-winning podcast Death, Sex and Money and author of Let's Talk About Hard Things).The new six-part season will feature conversations with the writer Oliver Burkeman (Author of Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How To Use It) and Madeleine Dore (from Extraordinary Routines and author of I Didn't Do The Thing Today) among others.We cover everything from anxiety to imposter syndrome, money to home-office design, productivity myths to how to take work less seriously, networking to how to cope with work when your family are all in the building too. We're glad to have you here with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
Mar 25, 2021 • 35min
BURNOUT: Role Playing Your Job
Have you ever struggled doing the smallest tasks? Putting a wash on, making time to see a friend or finding yourself on Slack trying to stay engaged? The latter is something Anne Helen Petersen likes to call “live action role playing your job” or “LARP-ing”. Sometimes these things feel impossible and it makes you feel like a terrible adult. But it’s actually more normal than you think and it’s most likely a sign of burnout. Petersen, author of Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation joins Rebecca to explore the markers that lead to burnout and how to listen and let the stress flow out of you instead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2021 • 34min
HAPPINESS: Pump up Your Happiness
How are you keeping your happiness tyre topped up? Science tells us we’re at our most productive when we’re happy but we often think happiness is simply a destination. Dr. Laurie Santos, host of The Happiness Lab podcast, says happiness is more like a leaky tyre that needs a daily infusion of joy. Rebecca speaks to Laurie about the importance of seeking out social interactions (even if that’s just whilst you’re ordering a flat-white) and why it’s so powerful to find ways to put technology away to be present in real life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2021 • 38min
SELF SABOTAGE: Date Yourself
Are you getting in the way of your own success? Now, more than ever, it’s so important we have the right tools in our arsenal to separate our professional and personal lives. Host of Ctrl Alt Delete, the no. 1 career podcast in the UK, Emma Gannon knows a thing or two when it comes to understanding and managing your inner critic. Rebecca speaks to Emma about understanding her self-sabotage triggers, managing mental health and why celebrating your essential self with rituals can make you feel, and live, better. (Crystal rubbing is optional…) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2021 • 1min
TRAILER: Welcome to The Solo Collective
Introducing The Solo Collective, a brand-new podcast hosted by Rebecca Seal, the bestselling author of 'Solo - How to Work Alone and Not Lose Your Mind'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
